Shoe-upper-beading machine.



L. W. G. FLYNT.

SHOE UPPER READING MACHINE.- APPLICATION runnnno. 14,- 1908.

Patented May 28,1912

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L. W. G. 'PLYNT. SHOE UPPER BEADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1908.

Patented May 28, 1912'.

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' SHOE UPPER BEADING MACHINE. APPLICATION IILED DE( J.14, 1908.

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Patented May 28, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS W. e. FLYNT, 0F EooHEs'rEaEEw YORK, ASSIGNOR TO NITEDsHoEMACHINERY COMPANY, or PATERSON, NEW JEEsEY, A oo roEArIoN on NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-UPPER-BEADING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Application filed December 14, 1908. Serial No. 467,437.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS WV. Gr. FLYNT, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain Improvements in Shoe-Upper-Beading Machines,of which the following description,-

in connection with the accompanying drawmgs, 1s a specification, likereference characters onthe drawings indicating like parts n the severalfigures.

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In the operation of upper beading as ordinarily practised the upper andlining are first sewed together wrong side out, and are then turnedright side out and'their edges, when thus turned, are subjected to theaction of a hammer to finish such edges. This hammer, whether it beoperated by hand or by power, must necessarily have appliedsimultaneously to every portion of its working surface a pressure whichwill be sufficient to effectively form the bead, and when a seam ispresented to the hammer the entire pressure thereon is applied to agreatly reduced area with the result that the stitches are liable to beruptured and the upper in-.

jured. For this reason upper beading machines employing hammeringdevices, as formerly constructed, have been objectionable. Upper beadinghas also been performed by subjecting the edges of the upper to theacanvil, or work support, due to a rolling mo,

tion of the hammer, will not injure the seams of uppers and may be runat a high rate of speed without imposing an undue amount of initialstrain upon the machine,

and will produce a superior quality of work.

the hammer and anvil, and thereby assists this manner delivers a seriesof applications of pressure to the work and thereby obtains all thedesirable results following from the action of a hammer, but assuchpressure is applied to relatively small areas of the work in succession,the force is insufiicient to break the stitches in the seams, but isnevertheless sufficient, when applied in a series of impulses of highfrequency, to bead the edge of an upper very effectively. Such a tool,together with its operating mechanism, constitutes an important featureof this invention, and I intend to'claim the same broadly. In order togive the tool or hammer the movements above defined, preferably suchhammer is so constructed and arranged for operation that its workingface represents a portion ofthe surface of a cone rolling on a planesurface, in this case the anvil, the hammer first approaching the anvilwith its face inclined to the plane thereof, then rolling across theanvil, and finally receding therefrom with its face inclined thereto ina direction opposite to that of its inclination when it approached theanvil. These move ments are preferably imparted to the hammer by meansof a crank whose pin is an gularly disposed with relation to its shaft,the hammer being carried by a sleeve surrounding the crank pin which isjournaled therein. The sleeve may be provided with a projection carryingan anti-friction roller which will be guided in a slot formed in thecasing inclosing the sleeve, to restrain the tendency of the hammeragainst rotation with the crank pin and to confine its field ofoperation to the face of the anvil. Such restraining means also servesto effect a suitable amount of sliding movement between in feeding thework. The cone, of which the hammer represents a portion in itsmovements to and from and across the anvil, has its apex at the point ofintersection of the axis of the crank pin and the axis of the shaftcarrying such pin, and all of such movements are produced from thispoint as I a center; and owing to the hammer being confined to movementsin the plane of the anvil by the means described, it will be seen thatthe movement of any point in the face thereof will describe a curve inthe surface of a sphere whose radius is equal to the distance of saidpoint from the apex of the A tool which is arranged to be operated incone. This construction and arrangement for imparting to the hammer itsdesired op eration is another very important feature of my invention.

When the hammering device having the improved characteristics as abovedefined, is used for upper beading, I preferably associate therewith aturning iron, also of improved construction, and, as shown, this turningiron is slidably mounted in a horn and so positioned with relation tothe hammer and anvil that the operations of turning and hammering theupper may be carried on simultaneously, the feeding effect of the hammerserving to draw the work from the turning iron toward the anvil. Thisarrangement I also regard as a feature of importance in this invention.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration the turningiron is preferably caused to operate through the instrumentality of abell-crank lever, one arm of which is actuated by a cam, or the like,secured to the hub of a pulley having bearing on the main driving shaftwhich causes the hammer to operate, and a clutch is so arranged foroperation with these parts as to connect said pulley to the main shaft,or todisconnect it therefrom, at will. In order to interrupt theoperation of the ham mer, and to also simultaneously therewith interruptthe operation of the turning iron, suitable means, as a bell-cranklever, is so arranged relatively to the clutch actuator and thebell-crank lever which causes the turning iron to reciprocate, that upona proper movement thereof one of its arms will actuate the clutch andits other arm will move the bell-crank lever of the turning iron to aposition beyond the influence of its operating cam. This arrangementconstitutes still another important feature of my invention.

The turning iron is, as herein shown, connected with its bell-cranklever by means of at spring-pressed pin which is mounted in the end ofthe said lever and has a tapered end to enter an aperture in the turningiron. A spring contained within a casing in the frame of the machine issuitably arranged to bear upon a pin and cause the same to enter anaperture in the arm of the bell-crank lever and engage and lock thespring-pressed pin. This also constitutes a simple and effectiveconstruction for maintaining the bell-crank lever for the turning ironin yielding engagement with its operating cam, and, furthermore, aconstruction which permits easy removal of the turning iron to replaceit with another of a different size or shape. The cam for actuating thebell-crank lever for the turning iron is shown as acting upon a movablecam ring mounted upon ablock carrying a pin, which pin bears upon anadjusting screw carried by an arm of said lever, whereby the projectionof the turning iron above the upper end of the horn may be adjusted, tocompensate for wear, etc.

The main driving shaft, in the machine selected for illustration of thisinvent-ion, carries a worm or other gear which meshes with a similargear 011 the hammer crank shaft, and the upper portion of the casing isformed into or provided with an oil reservoir from which the oil may bedistributed by a curved tube which leads through the gear on the mainshaft, into said reservoir. As the tube revolves with the gear the oilis drawn up by centrifugal force and distributed to the several gears,and to the shaft bearings.

Another important feature of my invention consists in an improvedconstruction of anvil, for use in this and similar machines, the samebeing herein shown as cup-shaped and mounted to slide, adjustably, in aportion of the frame of the machine, and being also provided withcushioning means, and with a suitable device to effectits adjustment,whereby the position of the anvil relatively to the hammer may bechanged to accommodate stock of varying thickness, as well as tocompensate for wear.

Other important features, combinations of parts, and details ofconstruction will be hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in sideelevation of a machine embodying this invention, with parts thereof insection. Fig. 2 is a detail view in elevation of the hammer and itsoperating crank, parts of the hammerearrying sleeve being broken away toshow the crank pin and its bearings. Fig. 3 is a detail view, partlysectional, showing a portion of the turning iron and its driving means.Fig. 4: is a view in cross section on the dotted line a, m, Fig. 1. Fig.5 is a detail view, showing in elevation the upper part of the machinefrom the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is adiagrammatic view showing the several positions assumed by the hammerand its crank during a single cycle of operations. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the hammer and anvil, illustrating,diagrammatically, the cone of which the hammer face forms a portion, andthe plane upon which it rolls.

The frame of the machine A is provided with a flange A, designed to restupon a bench or other suitable support, and this flange as shown isarranged to support the, machine so that the main driving shaft isapproximately inclined at an angle of 100 to the bench. The drivingshaft B is preferably supported for rotation in the frame A upon ballbearings 12, b, and said shaft, as shown, carries at its upper end theworm gear C which meshes with a worm gear of fly wheel 6*, shown assurrounded,partly,

by a casing 6 which acts as a guard to pre vent injury to the operator.

The opposite end of the shaft E carries an angularly-disposed crank-pinG, and said crank-pin is surrounded by the sleeve F constituting aportion of the hammer F. The crank pin carries at or near its ends thecones g, g','and the sleeve of the hammer is lined with a bushing gbet-ween which and the cones are formed raceways forqthe balls g to forma ball bearing. The hammer head projects from its sleeve at an angle, asshown, the face f of the hammer presenting the same angle to a line fdrawn perpendicular to the axis of the crank pin as the angle formed bythe intersection of the lines 7, P, which coincide, respectively,

with the aXes of the crank shaft and crank pin, as shown in Fig. 2.

The hammer sleeve carries at a point. on the opposite side to thatoccupied by its head, a spindle upon which is rotatably;

mounted an antifriction roller f, to play in a slot h formed in a hoodH. This hood is supported upon a bushing e which surrounds and forms abearing for shaft E and projects from the forward end of theframe of themachine, the hood being shown as clamped to the bushing by screws h. Thehood II is furthermore provided with an opening ]L2 at its under side toaccommodate the projecting arm of the hammer, and is closed at itsforward end by a detachable cap h It will thus be seen that the hood notonly serves as a means to guide the antifriction roller f, but also as acover to protect the bearings of the hammer. The cap [b is preferablyprovidedwith a depending guard 72, shown as surrounding the hammer headand whose function is to protect the hands of the workman from injury bycoming in contact with the hammer.

The anvil I is located, as'shown, in position to support the stock to beoperated upon by the hammer. Said anvil is, preferably, cup shaped andis slidably mounted in a cylindrical portion of the frame A, locatedbelow the hood H. The rod 2' is provided at its forward end with a diski which is located within the hollow port-ion of the anvil, and cushionsi, i, are located upon opposite sides of said disk and serve toyieldingly oppose the blows of the ham mer, the cushions and disk beingretained in place by an externally threaded plug i which engages aninternal thread inthe ed opening in the plug i and its end engages aninclined face formed in the rod 71 to hold said rod and hence the anvilI in different positions of adjustment relatively to the face of thehammer. At one side of the anvil I is a guide k which is adjustablysecured to the frame A by a set screw 71. said guide serving to assistthe workman in locating the work between hammer and anvil.

Referring toFigs. 1, 3 and 4: of the drawings, it will be seen that theturning iron J is mounted for reciprocation within a horn j, the latterbeing suitably secured to the main casing, or, if desired, itmay be casttherewith. The turning iron is provided wit-h an aperture at'or nearitslowerend to be entered by the tapered end of a spring-pressed pin 74mounted for movement within a casing is, which is cast with, orsecuredto, an arm of a bell-crank lever K. A screw-cap j is threaded into anaperture in the horn, directly opposite the aperture in the turning ironentered by the spring-pressed pin. The bell-crank lever K is pivoted tothe frame A at 7c, and has a depending arm provided with a threadedopening which is engaged by aset-screw if, under the control of acheck-nut 70 The main driving shaft B has thereon a pulley M to the hubof which is secured. a cam L, herein shown as provided with four rises,and mounted to slide in suitable guideways in the frame is a block Zcarrying a cam roller Z, which is arranged to be engaged and actuated bythe cam L, and a pin Z fast to said block passes through an opening inthe frame A, andengages a projecting end of the set screw Z2 j A casingN, formed in the frame A, contains a spiral spring N which is confinedbetween. a cap a and a plunger 12. The plunger'n carries a pin M, whichis adapted to be forced by the spring N through an aperture in the sideof the casing Z0, and into engagement with the spring-pressed pin 70 insaid casing, thereby to frictionally lock said pin against movement. Aslidable cam n mounted below the plunger n, serves to permit the plungerand its pin to be raised. The cap a may be connected with the casing Nby abayonet slot or equivalent connection, whereby the spring may beremoved for repairs or the like.

The amount of projection of the turning iron J above the upper end ofthe horn j may be adjusted by means of the set-screw 72 and check-nut 70in the depending arm of the bell-crank lever, to compensate for I wear.The turning iron may also be re moved and replaced with another one ofdifferent size or shape, or a worn out one may be replaced by a new one,by first sliding the cam n and raising the springpressed plunger 12-carrying the pin 02 thereby releasing the pin I0 and then re moving thescrew cap j and forcing the pin 6 out of engagement with the aperture inthe lower part of the turning iron. The turning iron is then lifted outof the horn and a new one inserted, the pin being first forced backuntil the aperture is in position to be engaged thereby, then released,and finally the cam 11 is disengaged to permit the pin a to again comeinto engagement with and thereby lock the pin 72 The driving pulley M isloosely mounted on the shaft B, and power is applied thereto from anysuitable source by a belt M which, as shown, passes over idler pulleysrotatably mounted in a bracket projecting from the frame A. The pulley Mis connected to the shaft B to rotate the same by a clutch m, hereinrepresented as a friction clutch surrounding said shaft and free toslide thereon, but held to rotation with the shaft by a key m which isfixed in a slot in the upper end of the clutch but is freely movable ina slot through the driving shaft B. The bottom face of the clutch isprovided with a disk of leather, or like material m to contact with theface of the pulley, and a spiral spring m surrounds the shaft B and isconfined under tension between a collar m thereon and the clutch m,whereby the clutch may serve to transmit power from the driving pulleyif to the shaft B.

A bell-crank lever O is pivoted at 0 in a slot formed within aprojection from the frame A, and has an arm 0 located in position toengage a hard metal shoe 79 on the depending end of the bell-crank leverK, and an arm 0 in position to engage the end of a rod 0 slidablymounted in a recess in the shaft B, and having its opposite endconnected with the key m A spring-pressed plunger 0, movable in thecasing A, forces the two arms of the bell crank lever O away from thelever K and rod 0 respectively, and holds the arm 0 normally in contactwith a cam 0 the same being rotatably mounted in the frame A andprovided with an operating handle 0 By turning the cam 0* through itshandle 0 the arm 0 of the bell-crank lever presses against the rod 0thereby forcing said rod against the key m thus compressing the spring mand raising the clutch from contact with the pulley M; at the same timethe arm 0 of the bell-crank O is forced against the lower arm of thebell-crank lever K, compressing the spring N, and removing said armbeyond the range of action of the pin Z The upper portion of the frame Ais formed into an oil reservoir A which is closed by a removable cap Aand the gear C carries a curved tube 0, which, as shown in Fig. 1, leadsfroma point near the bottom of the oil reservoir to the upper side ofsaid gear. WVhen the gear C is rotated rapidly the oil is carried up thetube by centrifugal force, and flows through spiral grooves in the shaftE to the front shaft bearings, whereby said bearings are kept thoroughlylubricated.

lVhen the machine is at rest the cam 0 occupies a position to raise thearm 0 of the bell-crank lever 0, thereby holding the clutch out ofcontact with the face of the pulley, the arm 0 then contacting with thebell-crank lever K and holding the same be yond the path of movement ofthe pin Z To start the machine the handle 0 is raised, therebypermitting the depending arm of the bell-crank lever K to come incontact with the pin Z and the clutch member m to engage the pulley,power from the belt M then causing the shaft B to rotate the shaft E,and the hammer, through the connections described, to deliver to thework a series of applications of pressure in rapid succession, theaction of the working face of the hammer being similar to that of a conerolling on a plane, whereby the pressure delivered to the work on theanvil is caused to progress from one side of the anvil to the other, theeffect of the restraint exerted upon the hammer by guiding the roller 7"in the slot h resulting in confining its lateral movements to a pathcorresponding to the face of the anvil, and in causing a slight slippingmovement between the hammer and anvil to thereby feed the work. The samemovement of the bell-crank lever O carries its arm 0 out of contact withthe bell-crank lever K, to permit the actuation of the latter by the camL through the cam ring Z and pin Z to thereby reciprocate the turningiron, the operations of turning and hammering being effectedsimultaneously, and the feeding action of the hammer serving to draw thework from the turning iron toward the anvil.

Referring to Fig. 7 the line f represents the axis of shaft E, and theline f the axis of the crank pin G. The plane of the face of the anvil Iis represented in perspective by the ellipse 2' i 2', i and the base ofthe cone of which the face of the hammer forms a part in its movementstoward and from the anvil is represented by the ellipse f f f f, theapex of the cone f being at the point of intersection of the lines f?and 7.

The difierent positions assumed by the hammer and its crank pin inoperating through a single cycle are illustrated diagrammatically inplan in Fig. 6, the face of the hammer in this view being represented asslightly curved, beinga portion of the surface of a cone. Assuming thehammer and crank pin to be in the positions represented by solid lines,if the crank shaft is revolving from left to right the hammer moves fromthe position to in the direction of the arrow on the right to theposition 00, gradually turns as it approaches the anvil I, and rollsacross the same as the crank continues to rotate, and recedes from theanvil in the direction of the arrow on the left, with its face presentedat an angle to the plane thereof which is opposite to that presented tosuch plane when the hammer approached the anvil, as represented at y,and, continuing to turn in the same direction, the hammer reachestheposition indicated at 2, and thence moves to the position indicated:at w again to repeat the cycle. In following the course of the hammer,as shown in thisview, it will be seen that any movements toward and fromthe anvil, traces an ellipse in the surface of a sphere.

While a hammer having the characteristics herein described is peculiarlyfitted to effectively perform the operation known as I do not in anysense intend to belimited to such use of the invention, as there aremany other operations for which it is obviously well adapted, and towhich it may be applied, as will be readily suggested to those skilledin the art.

Having, thus described my invention,

by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine of the class described, an anvil, in combination with ahammer having a curved face, and actuating means to cause the hammer todeliver a series of applications of pressure to the anvil on a linewhich progresses across the anvil.

2'. In a machine of the class described, an anvil, in combination with ahammer and actuating means to cause the hammer to deliver a series ofapplications of pressure and to roll across the anvil.

3. In a machine of the class described, a hammer and actuating meanstherefor arranged to impart to the work a series of applications ofpressure and to roll across the work whereby to apply its pressureprogressively thereto.

4. In a machine of the class described, an anvil, a hammer and means forcausing successive areas of the face of the hammer j the combinationwith an anvil, of a ham- ]mer and actuating means therefor to cause toimpart a series of applications of pressure to the work along a linewhich progresses across the face of the anvil.

5. In a machine of the class described, an anvil, in combination with ahammer and actuating means for the hammer to cause it to approach theanvil, roll across the same and t0 recede therefrom.

6. In a machine ofthe class described, an anvil, in combination with ahammer and actuating means for the hammer to cause it to approach theanvil at an angle, to roll across the anvil, and to recede therefrom ,atan angle opposite to that presented to the anvil when it approached thesame.

7. In a machine of the class described, an

anvil, in combination with a hammer hav-- actuating means to cause thehammer to roll upon said anvil the rolling movements being describedfrom the apex of the cone. point on the face of the hammer, in its Q 9.In a machine of the class described, the combination with a hammer soarranged that its working face represents the portion of the surface ofa cone of actuating means for said hammer including an angularlydisposed crank pin. upper bead1ng,'1t 1s to be understood that 1 10. Ina machine of the class described,

the combination with a hammer of actuating means including an angularlydisposed responding to a portion of the surface of V such cone. what Iclalm as new'and desire to secure 11. In'a machine of the classdescribed, the combination with an anvil, of a hammer and actuatingmeans to cause the hammer to roll across the anvil, the parts beingconstructed and arranged to effect a relative -sliding movement betweenthe hammer and anvil to feed the work.

i 12. In a machine of the class described, "the combination with ananvil, of a hamimer and actuating means therefor to impart to thehammermovements corresponding to a cone rolling on a plane, and means ;toefiect a relative sliding movement between the hammer and anvil to feedthe work.

13. In a machine of the class described, an anvil, in combination with ahammer and actuating means to cause the hammer to roll across the anviland restraining means for the hammer to cause the hammer to feed thework.

14. In a machine of the class described,

said hammer to approach the anvil, to roll across the anvil, and torecede therefrom,

and restraining means to cause a relative shding movement between thehammer and anvil, whereby'to feed the work.

'15. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with an anvil, of a hammer and actuating means thereforto impart to the hammer movements corresponding to a cone rolling on aplane, and restraining means to confine said movements to the face ofthe anvil.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an anvil,of a hammer and actuating means therefor including an angularly disposedcrank pin to im part to the hammer movements corresponding to a conerolling on a plane, 'and restraining means to confine said movements tothe face of the anvil.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a hammer,of actuating means therefor including a crank-shaft and a crank pinangularly disposed thereto, said parts being arranged whereby theworking face of the hammer is caused to move in a path corresponding toa portion of the surface of a cone rolling upon a plane, the apex ofsaid cone being at the point of intersection of the axes of the crankshaft and crank pin.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shafthaving an angularly disposed crank pin, of a hammer movably supportedupon said crank pin, the angle presented by said shaft and pin agreeingwith the angle presented by the face of the hammer and a line drawnnormal to the crank pin and crossing the point of intersection of theaxes of said shaft and pin.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a sleevehaving a hammer head projecting therefrom, of a crank shaft having anangularly disposed crank pin journaled in said sleeve, the anglepresented by said shaft and pin agreeing with the angle presented by theface of the hammer and a line drawn normal to the crank pin and crossingthe point of intersection of the axes of said shaft and pin.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a sleevehaving a beating tool project-ing therefrom, of a crank-shaft providedwith an angularly disposed crank pin, said pin being journaled in saidsleeve, a casing for the sleeve, and cooperating means on said sleeveand casing to restrain the tendency of the beating tool to rotate on theaxis of the crank pin.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a sleevehaving a heating tool thereon, of a crank shaftprovided with anangularly disposed crank pin, said pin being journaled in said sleeve, acasing for said sleeve having a slot therein, and a pin carried by thesleeve and guided in said slot.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a sleevecarrying an angularly disposed beating tool upon one side thereof and aprojection upon its opposite side, of a crank shaft having an angularlydisposed crank pin, said pin being journaled in said sleeve, and acasing for the sleeve having a longitudinally arranged slot to receiveand guide said projection.

23. In an upper beading machine, a hammer comprising a sleeve and aprojecting head, a casing inclosing said sleeve and through which thehead projects, said casing having an open end, and a cap inclosing saidend and provided with a guard partly surrounding the hammer head.

24. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a hammer, an anvil,and a guide located at one side of the edge of the anvil in position toassist in placing the work between the hammer and anvil.

25. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a hammer, an anvil,and an adjustable guide located at one side of the anvil and having itswork-receiving face located substantially in the plane of the face ofthe anvil to assist in placing the work between the hammer and anvil.

26. In an upper beading machine, the combination of upper turning means,an anvil fixed against lateral movement, and means to hammer the upperand draw it from the turning means toward said anvil.

27. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a reciprocatingturning iron, of combined feeding and heating means for the upper.

28. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a turning iron, ananvil, and a hammer arranged to roll across the anvil and to draw thework from the turning iron toward said anvil.

29. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a turning ironhaving an aperture, of actuating mechanism therefor including a lever,and a movable pin carried by said lever to enter the aperture in theturning iron, whereby said turning iron is detachably connected with itsoperating mechanism.

30. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a horn and aturning iron slidable therein and provided with an aperture, ofactuating mechanism for the turning iron including a lever, a yieldinglyactuated pin thereon to enter the aperture in the turning iron, andmeans to lock said pin against movement.

81. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a horn' and aturning iron slidable therein and provided with an aperture, ofactuating mechanism for the turn ing iron including a lever, ayieldingly actuated pin thereon to enter the aperture in the turningiron, locking means to engage said pin, and means to relieve said pinfrom the effect of said locking means.

32. In an upper beading machine, the

, slidable therein and provided with an apering iron, actuating meansture, of actuating mechanism for the turning iron including a lever, amovable pin on one end of said lever to enter the aperture in theturning iron, andyielding means acting in opposition to the actuatingmechanism for the turning iron and serving to lock said pin againstmovement.

33. In an upper beading machine, the

combination with a horn and a turning iron slidable therein and providedwith an aperture, of a lever and actuating mechanism therefor, ayieldingly actuated pin on one end of said lever to enter the aperturein the turning iron, a locking pin to engage the first mentioned pin,and yielding means acting upon said locking pin and arranged to applyits force in opposition to the lever actuating mechanism.

34. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a turning ironhaving an aperture, of a lever carrying a springpressed pin to enter theaperture, a casing arrangedin suitable proximity to said turning iron, aplunger slidable therein and carrying a locking pin to engage saidspringpressed pin, and yielding means in the easing to actuate saidplunger.

35. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a turning ironhaving an aperture, of a lever carrying a springpressed pin to enter theaperture, a casing arranged in suitable proximity to said turning iron,a plunge-r slidable therein and carrying a locking pin to engage saidspringpressed pin, yielding means in the casing -toactuate said plunger,and means to lift said plunger to move the locking pin out of engagementwith the spring-pressed pin.

36. In an upper beadin machine, the combination with a horn and aturning iron slidable therein and provided with an aperture, of meansincluding a lever foractuating the horn, a yieldingly actuated pin carried by said lever to enter the aperture in the turning iron, said hornhaving an aperture adapted to register with the aperture in the turningiron, whereby to permit disengagement of the yieldingly actuated pintherefrom. I

37. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a turning iron, abell-crank lever having, one arm connected to said turnarranged foroperation upon the other arm of the bellcrank lever, yielding means tomaintain said arm in operative relation with said actuating means, andmeans to move said arm out of operative relation with said actuatingmeans.

38. In an upper beading machine, the combination with a horn, of aturning iron movable therein,'a lever having an arm connected to saidturning iron, actuating mechanism to act upon the other arm of the rlever and reciprocate sald turning 1ron, and

cam ring. carrying a-pin arrangedto act upon said set screw, and meanson the driving shaft to actuate said cam ring.

40, In an upper beading machine, the combination of a beading tool, adriving shaft operatively connected therewith, and provided with a loosepulley and a clutch, a turning iron and connections between the turningiron and loose pulley to reciprocate said turning iron, and means tomove said clutch and to suspend the operation of the turning iron.

41. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a beading tool, adriving shaft operatively connected therewith and provided with a loosepulley and a clutch, a turning iron, a bell-crank lever pivotallymounted in the frame and having an arm connected with said turning ironand an arm normally held in operative engagement with actuating meansoperated from the loose pulley, yielding means to maintain suchengagement, and means to simultaneously disengage the clutch from theloose pulley and move the bell-crank lever from engagement with itsactuating means.

42. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a beading tool, adriving shaft to operate the beading tool having thereon a loose pulley,a clutch free to slide on said shaft but having a key to compel it torotate therewith, yielding means on said shaft to hold the clutch inengagement with the loose pulley, a rod within said shaft and connectedwith the clutch, a pin supported for reciprocation in the frame of themachine and operated from said pulley, a turning iron, a bell-cranklever having one arm connected with said turning iron and its other armmaintained in engagement with said pin, and a second bell-crank lever soarranged that upon actuation thereof, one of its arms will move said rodto shift the clutch, and the other arm will move the arm of the firstnamed bell-crank lever beyond said pin.

43. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing,of a cupshaped anvil having a rod and adjustable in said casing, andmeans to secure said rod in its different positions of adjustment.

44. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing,of an anvil, a rod extending within said anvil, cushioning means betweensaid rod and anvil, and means to securethe rod to the casing.

45. In a machine of the class described, the combination with themainframe, of a casing thereon, an anvil slidable in said casing, atwo-part rod connected with said anvil and constructed for separationwhereby it may be removed from the rear of the casing.

46. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing,of a cupshaped anvil slidable therein, a rod provided with a disklocated in said anvil, cushions upon oppositesides of said disk,retaining means for said cushions, and retaining means for said rod.

47. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casing,of a cupshaped anvil slidable therein, a rod provided with a disklocated in said anvil, cushions upon opposite sides of said disk,retaining means for said cushions, a plug closing the rear end of saidcasing, and a set screw fitting an opening through said plug andarranged to bear upon an inclined recess in said rod.

48. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an anvilof a hammer and actuating means to cause the hammer to roll across theanvil and also to have a sliding movement thereon so as to impartfeeding movements to the work.

49. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a turningiron, an anvil, a hammer, and actuating means constructed and arrangedto cause the hammer to subject the Work to successive increments ofpressure along a line extending across the anvil and to also draw thework from the turning iron toward the anvil.

50. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a reciprocatingturning iron,

therefor constructed and arranged to im part to the work a series ofapplications of pressure along a line which progresses across the anviland also to draw the work from the turning iron toward the anvil.

51. In an upper beading machine, the combination of a reciprocatingturning iron, an anvil located at one side of said turning iron, ahammer, and actuating means to cause the hammer to roll across the anviland also to have a sliding movement relative thereto, said movementsbeing along a line substantially perpendicular to the lineof movement ofthe turning iron.

52. In a machine of the class described, the combination with astationary part of the machine of a rod carried thereby, means forholding said rod in different adjusted positions with respect to saidpart, an enlargement at the end of said rod, a cup shaped anvil slidablethereon, and cushioning means between said enlargement and anvil.

53. In a machine of the class described, the combination with astationary part of the machine of a rod carried thereby, means forholding said rod in different adjusted positions with respect thereto,.a cushion supporting member at the end of said rod,

- cushloning means on opposite sides of said member, a cup-shaped anvilextending over said member, and means connected with said anvil forretaining said cushioning means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS WV. G. FLYN'I. WVitnesses:

QUENTIN W. BOOTH, IRVING E. BOOTH.

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